Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Continuous Improvement & Digital Transformation Specialist - PPI Business System

Business OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBrno, CzechiaNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP), manufacturing execution system (MES), and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
Ability to translate operational needs into system and automation requirements.
Ability to work across different functions and international teams.
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Proactive ability to drive improvement opportunities independently from idea through implementation.
Experience with automation, workflow tools, and reporting.
Strong communication and presentation skills in English.

Responsibilities

Drive digitalization and automation initiatives across Operations, covering Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Engineering.
Understand current business processes and how users interact with key systems, and identify opportunities for automation and process improvement.
Support implementation and continuous improvement of digital tools and workflows.
Identify opportunities to reduce manual work, improve data quality, increase process efficiency, and improve visibility through automation.
Cooperate across divisions to leverage existing solutions, standards, and best practices.
Act as a bridge between Operations users, process owners, and IT.
Support user adoption and help teams effectively utilize new digital capabilities.
Partner with leaders and cross-functional teams to identify improvement opportunities and lead solutions from concept through implementation, adoption, and sustained business impact.

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Position Summary

The Continuous Improvement & Digital Transformation Specialist (PPI Business System) will drive continuous improvement and digital transformation across Operations and support functions in Brno.

This hands-on role combines the Thermo Fisher Scientific PPI Business System and Lean methodologies with digital, automation and AI technologies to simplify processes, remove barriers and deliver measurable improvements in productivity, quality, delivery and employee experience.

The successful candidate will partner with leaders and cross-functional teams to identify improvement opportunities and lead solutions from concept through implementation, adoption and sustained business impact.

Key Responsibilities

Drive digitalization and automation initiatives across Operations, covering Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Engineering.
Understand current business processes, how users interact with key systems and identify opportunities for automation, and process improvement.
Support implementation and continuous improvement of digital tools and workflows.
Identify opportunities to reduce manual work, improve data quality, increase process efficiency, and improve visibility through automation.
Cooperate across divisions to leverage existing solutions, standards, and best practices.
Act as a bridge between Operations users, process owners and IT.
Support user adoption and help teams effectively utilize new digital capabilities.

Candidate Profile

Experienced with ERP, MES and PLM systems.
Ability to translate operational needs into system and automation requirements.
Comfortable working across different functions and international teams.
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Proactive mindset with the ability to independently drive improvement opportunities from idea through implementation.
Experience with automation, workflow tools, and reporting
Strong communication and presentation skills in English.

About the Company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Thermo Fisher Scientific makes and sells the instruments, chemicals, consumables and lab services that drug companies, hospitals, universities and industrial labs use for research, testing and production. Its products cover work from gene sequencing and protein analysis to diagnostic tests and lab freezers, and its distribution arm ships supplies to labs worldwide. Drug developers also hire it to run clinical trials and to manufacture medicines under contract. It earns money from consumables that labs buy again and again, along with instrument sales, service contracts and outsourcing fees. The company traces its roots to Thermo Electron, founded in 1956, which merged with Fisher Scientific in 2006, and it is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Waltham, MA
Founded: 1956

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